Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquín Rafael Phoenix, known formerly as Leaf Phoenix, is an American actor, producer, music video director, musician and activist. For his work as an artist, Phoenix has received a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award and three Academy Award nominations...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth28 October 1974
CountryUnited States of America
critical critique thinking
When I first read this script, I wasn't thinking this is a critique of the U.S. military. I don't really think the movie is critical of anything.
stars thinking people
I don't walk around like I'm a movie star because I don't think of myself as a movie star. People usually don't even notice me.
thinking entertainment noble
Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble.
funny thinking laughing
I have this horrible sense of humor where I think discomfort is funny - partly because I experience discomfort a lot, and it's a way of laughing at it and getting a release.
thinking doe quitting
Well, I think that you know, I threatened myself with quitting after every movie. But I think everybody does that, right?
thinking directors actors
I still think that movies are amazing; I respect actors and directors.
character thinking hard-times
I still have a hard time saying who Johnny [ Cash ] is in one sentence. He seemed so contradictory in his actions, and I think that's probably what is most fascinating about him and what made him such an interesting character to study.
stupid thinking laughing
I don't think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing at every stupid thing you say.
kids thinking our-generation
I've always loved hip-hop, since I was a kid, that's the music that I loved. I think everyone of our generation kind of fantasized about hip-hop in some ways.
thinking interviews shows
I think the day that I become comfortable doing interviews and going on talk shows is the day that I don't know what it is to be a human being anymore.
believe thinking ideas
I don't believe in god. I don't believe in an afterlife. I don't believe in soul. I don't believe in anything. I think it's totally right for people to have their own beliefs if it makes them happy, but to me it's a pretty preposterous idea.
rarely
Things are rarely as exciting or dramatic as we make them out to be in the press.
true work
There's really nothing I can do about that. My work is to just make the film and try to make it as true as possible.
certainly learning loved music opened played
I've always loved music, but I never really played anything. After 'Walk the Line' and learning to play guitar, and having that sense of performing, I think that certainly opened the door for me, for music.